Jonathan Kozol has been a leading educational critic and social activist since 1967 when Death
at an Early Age his book about racism in Boston's schools was published and won a National
Book Award. Since then Kozol has written eleven more books which focus on such issues as
segregation in schools and society poverty inequitable school funding effective teaching and
curriculum choices that help create good citizens and good learners teacher leadership in
matters related to social justice literacy and homelessness. This book organizes Kozol's
texts by topic analyzes his perspective and proposed solutions for the issue under review and
examines the contemporary status of those issues to determine the continuing relevance of
Kozol's ideas today. A Persistent Reformer is a critical read for pre-service and in-service
teachers graduate students administrators and anyone concerned about educational reform
today.
